Weekly planner for homeschooling Plan activities, behaviour and independence goals, etc Great for children from 2 to 5 years-old (pre-schooling) Customise the template to suit your needs

Progression of mathematical skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop mathematical skills from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 9 areas of mathematical skills development: • Counting • Number recognition • Problems and reasoning • Patterns • Shape • Position and direction • Measure • Number calculations • Time If you find this progression map useful, you can find Physical skills, Communication & Language, Literacy, Understanding the World and Personal, Social and Emotional Development progression maps in our shop.

Pendulum dowsing chart template (in PowerPoint) Editable with instructions for editing the categories and the background Customize the colour, the size of the segments and the text

A homeschooling activity to inspire little dinosaur lovers Recommended age: 2.5 to 4 years old Learning goals: • Make comparisons between objects relating to size, length, weight and capacity. • Describe the size and the colour of objects. Includes: • A plan • Dinosaur colouring • Dinosaur pictures (to make a puzzle)

Literacy progression of skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop literacy skills from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 6 areas of literacy development: • Reading • Comprehension • Prediction • Phonological awareness • Writing • Spelling If you find this progression map useful, you can find Physical skills, Communication & Language, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Personal, Social and Emotional Development progression maps in our shop.

A homeschooling activity to encourage children to respect and look after all living things Recommended age: 2.5 to 4 years old Learning goals: • Make observations, ask and answer questions about animals (simple facts about habitats and life cycles). • Use one-handed tools and equipment to create a natural scene. What you need: • A woodpecker toy • Some sticks, pinecones and other natural resources • Photos of woodpeckers in natural habitats • Green paper/card, glue, a pencil, crayons, scissors • A colouring sheet • Play doh What’s included: a plan, a colouring sheet, photos

Communication and language progression of skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop communication and language skills from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 8 areas of communication and language development: • Listening • Attention • Understanding • Speaking • Pronunciation • Vocabulary • Grammar • Memory If you find this progression map useful, you can find Physical skills, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the World and Personal, Social and Emotional Development progression maps in our shop.

Physical development progression of skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop physical skills (gross motor and fine motor) from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 5 areas of physical skills development: • Moving and handling • Arms and fine motors skills • Collaboration and coordination • Health and self-care • Independence If you find this progression map useful, you can find Mathematical skills, Communication & Language, Literacy, Understanding the World and Personal, Social and Emotional Development progression maps in our shop.

A homeschooling activity to practise describing events in order Includes a plan and daily routines picture cards

A homeschooling activity to identify feelings (sad, happy, scared, angry and worried) Includes a plan and feelings picture cards

A homeschooling activity to practise reading first words Includes a plan and a sample worksheet

A homeschooling to explore 2D shapes and combining two shapes to make an object Recommended age: 2.5 - 4 years old Includes: shapes colouring, objects of different shape photo cards, combining two shapes worksheet

A homeschooling activity to practise reciting numbers 1-5 Recommended age: 3-4 years old Includes a plan and a poster

A homeschooling activity to learn about farm life Recommended age: 2 - 4 years old Includes a plan and farm photos

Personal, social and emotional development progression of skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop personal, social and emotional skills from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 7 areas of personal, social and emotional skills development: • Making relationships • Confidence and self-awareness • Self-regulation • Managing feelings and behaviour • Responsibility and motivation • Rules • Self-image If you find this progression map useful, you can find Mathematical skills, Communication & Language, Literacy, Understanding the World and Physical Development progression maps in our shop.

A homeschooling activity to learn more about creepy crawlies Includes a plan, creepy crawlies picture cards, colouring sheets and a scavenger hunt chart

A homeschooling activity to practise saying ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ Includes a plan only

A homeschooling activity to learn how to look after a baby Recommended age: 2.5 - 4 years old Includes a plan and picture cards

A homeschooling activity to practise describing people What am I like? How am I similar to and different from others? Includes a plan and photos

Understanding the world progression of skills from birth to 5 years old Do you know that developmental milestones children reach at each stage lay the foundation for progress in school? This comprehensive progression map outlines how children develop the understanding of the world from birth to school age. You can follow this chart to assess your child’s progress and readiness for school, as well as plan activities for homeschooling. The school expectations at age 4-5 are taken from the National Curriculum in the UK. Please note that all children develop at a different pace and this progression map is designed to give you a brief overview of what you can expect at each stage. It includes 8 areas of understanding the world development: • People and communities • The world • Technology and tools • Materials • History • Living things • Forces • Geography If you find this progression map useful, you can find Mathematical skills, Communication & Language, Literacy, Physical development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development progression maps in our shop.